Ask for guidance and a steady course

What It Means: Reading in Context

This is the supplication the Prophet taught Ali within a longer instruction. The remaining passage uses finding the right road and the straightness of an arrow as images to keep in mind when asking for guidance and sound direction. This entry quotes the supplication, not the whole instruction. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2725a. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.